Wed 30 October 2024: Tragic flooding in Spain’s Valencia region has led to the loss of 51 lives, as reported by the Interior Ministry’s Center for Integrated Operational Coordination. The storm, labeled as the most severe in the past century, unleashed devastation reminiscent only of major storms from the 1980s, according to Spain’s meteorology agency. […]
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Wed 30 October 2024: Ottawa says the close ally of India’s PM is involved in an intimidation campaign against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. Indian sources call the allegations ‘flimsy’. Canada has accused Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah of being behind a campaign of violence and intimidation targeting Sikh activists, in a move […]
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Wed 30 October 2024: Israel is seeking to strike a deal under which a small number of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza would be released in exchange for a one-month cease-fire, local media reported Tuesday. During meetings Sunday and Monday in Qatar’s capital, Doha, David Barnea, the director of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, consulted […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: The Chadian government declared three days of national mourning Monday following the killing of dozens of soldiers in Lac province. In a decree, the government said that from Tuesday midnight to Friday, flags will be flown at half-mast and all festive activities will be prohibited throughout the country. Only religious music and prayers will be […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a new nuclear training exercise on Tuesday, saying Moscow needed to have its nuclear forces ready for use. Russia’s latest round of nuclear drills is necessary to maintain nuclear parity and the balance of power in the world, but is not an indication that Moscow wants a new […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: Burkina Faso should urgently prioritise the protection of civilians amid its ongoing struggle with armed rebels, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a report. The NGO stated on Tuesday that the government put people at “unnecessary risk” during an armed group attack earlier this year. At least 133 people were killed by the […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: North Korea sent around 10,000 troops to eastern Russia and to fight in Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday. “We have seen reports from over the weekend indicating that DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) soldiers have started arriving in western Russia. “We believe that the DPRK […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: The International Criminal Court (ICC) faces allegations of hypocrisy for delaying the arrest warrant requests for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for over five months, while the warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin was approved in just 24 days. The requests for arrest warrants, submitted on […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: There is no record of up to $41 billion given by the World Bank to vulnerable countries as part of the global battle against the climate crisis, according to a report by Oxfam, a major global charity working to tackle poverty and inequality. The October 17 report has revealed that the Bank’s poor […]
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Mon 28 October 2024: Former US President Donald Trump holds a narrow national lead of 0.1%, and remains on top in seven key battleground states by an average of 0.9% with just one week to go before Americans elect the 47th president of the United States. An average of polling compiled by the RealClearPolitics website shows […]
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